The OCD Stories

Welcome to The OCD Stories, hosted by Stuart Ralph. The podcast has been heard over 6 million times globally. Check out your first episode from our existing hundreds of episodes featuring experts, and people experiencing symptoms just like you today. If you do, you may just feel understood, heard and possibly help you identify your next step in your own personal journey to healing. Disclaimer - this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. Please seek treatment from a licensed mental health professional.

Story: Rebekah Collins (Contamination & harm OCD, PMDD, advocacy) (#482) 04/20/2025

Story: Zoey (Fears of choking, obsessing over partners porn use, BDD) (#481) 04/13/2025

Chrissie Hodges: Advocating for taboo OCD themes (#480) 04/06/2025

Jonny Say: Ideas for when people struggle with therapy for OCD (#479) 03/30/2025

Dr Josh Spitalnick: Health Anxiety, and living life well (#478) 03/23/2025

Story: Jakob (Panic, derealisation, the fear of ‘going crazy’, existential OCD) (#477) 03/16/2025

Story: Megan (Worries of choking, health anxiety, existential and religious OCD) (#476) 03/09/2025

Nate Gruner and Meaghan Cleary: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy for OCD (#475) 03/02/2025

Catherine Goldhouse: I-CBT, feared self, and understanding inferential confusion (#474) 02/23/2025

Stephen Smith share’s NOCD’s story (#473) 02/16/2025

Stories: Nick Sireau & Margherita Zenoni (& Orchard OCD) (#472) 02/09/2025

Story (and therapist): Bronwyn Shroyer (OCD, PTSD, EMDR, I-CBT) (#471) 02/02/2025

Dr Steven Phillipson: The treatment of children and adolescents (9-25) with OCD (#470) 01/26/2025

Story: Rachael (harm OCD, postpartum OCD, fears of developing psychosis, health anxiety, existential OCD) (#469) 01/19/2025

Emily Hemendinger: OCD and pets (#468) 01/12/2025

Jonny Say: Understanding and practicing ACT skills (Therapist’s perspective – part 2) (#467) 01/05/2025

A big thank you as the podcast goes into its 10th year! 12/31/2024

Jack: Understanding and practicing ACT skills (Client’s perspective - part 1) (#466) 12/29/2024

Molly Schiffer: Using cognitive processing therapy for trauma that interferes with OCD therapy (#465) 12/22/2024

Story: Carey Marie (magical thinking, BDD, existential OCD) (#464) 12/15/2024

Jonny Say: Dealing with low insight in OCD (#463) 12/08/2024

Story: Nick (pOCD, ERP, and advocacy) (#462) 12/01/2024

Dr Michael Alcée: The Upside of OCD (#461) 11/24/2024

Story: Lou (harm and self-harm themed OCD, The OCD Camp, creativity) (#460) 11/17/2024

Nicole Morris: Inference-Based CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention Therapy for OCD (#459) 11/10/2024

Story: Hannah (pOCD, harm, religious, and sexual orientation OCD) (#458) 11/03/2024

Jon Hershfield: Residential treatment for OCD (#457) 10/27/2024

Dr Marisa Mazza: Shame around OCD, and self-compassion (#456) 10/20/2024

Elena Fasan: OCD in children (plus her OCD story) (#455) 10/13/2024

Story: Katie Marrotte (I-CBT) (#454) 10/06/2024